176 pages : 25 cm

The Green movement and the women's movement have picked up on the scientific Gaia hypothesis, which suggests that the planet Earth is a single living organism. The next stage of the ecological revolution begins with the reawakening of the male counterpart of the Goddess, the Green Man, and archetype found in folklore and religious art from the earliest times, and especially linked with Christian origins of modern science. Long suppressed, the archetype emerges now to challenge us to heal our relationship with nature

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index

Prelude -- The hunt for the Greem Man -- The Green Man in antiquity -- The Green Man in the Dark Ages -- The Green Man in the Romanesque and early Gothic periods -- The triumph of the Green Man in the Gothic period -- Masterpieces and mysteries -- Recurrences and vanishings -- The Green man returns

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